'sesame street' producers: bert & ernie are not gay

'Sesame Street' Producers: Bert & Ernie Are Not Gay You will be redirected back to your article in seconds Skip to main content August 11, 2011 5:00pm SERVICES TO SHARE THIS

PAGE. In the grand tradition of the Tinky Winky Teletubby, who was constantly dogged by speculation that he is gay, fellow pre-school characters Bert and Ernie from _Sesame Street_ too have

been battling rumors that they’re a closeted gay couple. The chatter picked up tremendously in the past few weeks with online petitions asking for the two roommates to get married, prompting

the producers of the PBS children’s series to issue the following very awkward statement: > “Bert and Ernie are best friends. They were created to teach > preschoolers that people can

 be good friends with those who are very > different from themselves. Even though they are identified as male > characters and possess many human traits and characteristics (as > 

most _Sesame Street_ Muppets do), they remain puppets, and do not > have a sexual orientation.” 64 Comments JavaScript is required to load the comments. MARKETPLACE SITE ad